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AMP confirms sale talks with Dexus

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2022
In response to unremitted market speculation, AMP has confirmed that it held discussions with multiple parties, including real estate investment trust Dexus. In an update to investors, AMP said the discussions regarded the potential sale of the assets ...

ETF growth slows but investors remain resilient

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022
After two straight months of negative growth, the Australian ETF industry regained its growth trajectory in March, as share markets also rebounded strongly. A BetaShares Australian ETF review reported the industry grew 4.1% month on month and ended ...

ASIC imposes travel restraint orders against ex-director

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022
ASIC has obtained interim travel restrain orders against Mark Francis McCabe, a former director of Guevara Capital Access and Online Trading Capital. ASIC applied for these orders because it is concerned that from 31 July 2014 and ongoing, McCabe may ...

Vanguard Personal Investor sees Delta boom

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2022
According to the firm's newly launched Investor Insights series, Vanguard's Personal Investor platform saw a64% increase in accounts who were depositing during the Delta lockdowns in 2021. The series provides observations dedicated to understanding ...

EQT wins AFL Players' Association mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2022
Equity Trustees will now manage the $150 million AFL Players' Association Retirement Account. Following a competitive tender process, AFLPA has appointed EQT to manage the fund, having already provided administrative services since 2011. The mandate ...

Super fund restructures, adds new roles

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022
An industry superannuation fund is consolidating its member service and marketing functions in a restructure that sees the addition of some new roles and the departure of a longstanding executive. Legalsuper is integrating member service and marketing ...

BT superannuation lead joins Citi

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022
The acting managing director of superannuation at BT has taken a new role at Citi Australia. Hannah Oakhill is now head of retail banking and wealth management at Citi, effective this month. Oakhill joins from BT where she had been serving as acting ...

Big spend on cost of living, defence

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
The 2022 Federal Budget delivered a cash splash for the defence forces and cost of living support, including a cut to the fuel excise. The deficit for 2022-23 is expected to be $78 billion, 3.4% of GDP. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced the fuel excise ...

HSBC nabs AMP Capital team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2022
HSBC Asset Management has a new listed infrastructure equity team and launched its first global listed infrastructure equity fund, with the team joining from AMP Capital. The team is led by Giuseppe Corona, head of listed infrastructure equity, and ...

APRA suspends IDII work, "disappointed" in industry

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2022
APRA has suspended its work on individual disability income insurance, which was causing huge losses to insurance companies, expressing disappointment in the industry's response. The regulator first announced it was intervening on IDII products in 2019 ...